Tso, Jr., Damon – Open Bowl with Rope Design Rim, Ribbon
$ 400.00
Damon Tso, Jr., is a self-taught potter. He began making pottery in 2003 and each piece is hand-built and made from native clay that he sources from near his home in Buffalo Springs, New Mexico. This open bowl is a classic Navajo shape. It has sloping sides and is polished on the inside and outside. Around the outer rim is a raised “rope” design that is incised. The bowl was traditionally fired and then covered with pinon-pitch after the firing. It is signed, “Damon Tso, Jr.” on the bottom. There is a second-place ribbon from the 2023 Gallup Ceremonials.
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Damon Tso, Jr., is a self-taught potter. He began making pottery in 2003 and each piece is hand-built and made from native clay that he sources from near his home in Buffalo Springs, New Mexico. This open bowl is a classic Navajo shape. It has sloping sides and is polished on the inside and outside. Around the outer rim is a raised “rope” design that is incised. The bowl was traditionally fired and then covered with pinon-pitch after the firing. It is signed, “Damon Tso, Jr.” on the bottom. There is a second-place ribbon from the 2023 Gallup Ceremonials.
covered with pinon-pitch after the firing. It is signed, “Damon Tso, Jr.” on the bottom.
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Tso, Jr., Damon (b. 1968)
Damon Tso, Jr, (Dine) began making pottery around 2003. He is a cousin of Lucy McKelvy, but he is mostly self-taught. He uses local, native clay to coil-build his pottery. Each piece is traditionally fired and usually has pinon-pitch on the exterior. He has won numerous awards for his pottery over the years.